- Date
- July 5, 1975
- Place
- Ruskin, FL · RUSKIN, FL
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5037WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750705021539A
- Case key
- 150053
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2639 75/7/5 RUSKIN,FL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 158 TIME - 1430 N5037W PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETER O KNIGHT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAMPA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- OIL PRES LINE P/N 6363500 TO OIL COOLER RUPTURED.OVR BAY HEADED FOR SHORE LINE WHEN ENG SEIZED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5037W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Peter O Knight
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5037W · 2
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